A foldable food carton including a lid portion; a bottom portion; and a viewable tab attached to the lid portion, wherein the tab comprises one or more of alphabetic text, numeric text, QR code, bar code, graphic, design, or combination thereof printed on the tab. A method of assembling a carton with a viewable tab, including providing a carton in an unfolded configuration, and folding the carton into an assembled configuration, wherein upon folding the carton into the assembled configuration the tab moves from a first position to a second position.

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a central panel and container retention features for engaging the plurality of containers, the container retention features include a plurality of container retention openings for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, at least one container retention tab positioned extending into a respective container retention opening for engaging a respective container of the plurality of containers, and at least one edge retainer extending from a respective container retention tab of the plurality of container retention tabs and for facilitating engagement of the carrier with the plurality of containers.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article top engaging device, a carrier (90) for packaging one or more articles (B) and a blank (10) for forming the carrier. The article carrier comprises a sleeve structure (12/18) defining at least in part an interior of the article carrier for receiving at least one article, the sleeve structure including at least one substantially planar portion. An end closure structure (14/16) is hingedly connected to a first end of the sleeve structure to at least partially close the first end. At least one glue flap (20, 22) is hingedly connected to the planar portion of the sleeve structure for pivotal movement with respect to the planar portion. at least one glue flap is disposed generally in the plane of the planar portion of the sleeve structure when the at least one article l is received in the interior of the article carrier.

A top-gripping beverage can carrier including a main panel of cardboard sheet material having at least one, and preferably multiple, can receiving apertures. The carrier is provided with locking tabs, which are hingedly connected to the main panel and which are for engaging an underside of a radially protruding portion of a beverage can to be received in the can receiving aperture. The carrier further includes a cover panel for at least partly covering at least a lid of one of the one or multiple cans to be held by the carrier. The cover panel is hingedly connected to the main panel via an intermediate panel, wherein the intermediate panel is hingedly connected to the main panel by means of a first cover fold line, and wherein the intermediate panel is hingedly connected to the cover panel by means of a second cover fold line. The carrier further includes a connector panel which is hingedly connected to the cover panel by means of a third cover fold line. The connector panel is arranged to snap below the lid of the can in order to hold the cover panel in place in its covering position.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90) for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of primary panels (12,14,16,18) for forming a tubular structure and defining an interior thereof. The plurality of primary panels includes a first panel (12) and a second panel (14) opposing the first panel. The article carrier further comprises a partition structure for dividing the interior into two or more article-receiving cells. The carrier is formed form a blank comprising a partition-forming section (PS) which comprises a primary partition panel (22,24) and a secondary partition panel (40,44,36,46) formed from the primary partition panel and hingedly connected at one of the opposing ends thereof to the primary partition panel. The upper edge (E1) of the secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a cutaway (R1) extending from a free end edge (E3) of the blank.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton, and a blank for forming the carton. An aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising a plurality of primary panels defining an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a first side panel hinged to one of opposed side edges of the top panel, a second side panel hinged to the other of the side edges of the top panel, an upper end closure flap hinged to the top panel, a first side end closure flap hinged to the first side panel, a second side end closure flap hinged to the second side panel, and a foldable gusset folded into the interior of the carton. The gusset is hinged to the upper end closure flap.

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a top panel comprising a plurality of container retention openings for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, at least one container retention flap foldably connected to the top panel, the top panel comprises at least one container retention tab positioned adjacent a respective container retention opening and foldably connected to the top panel at a respective fold line, at least one side reinforcement panel positioned between the top panel and the at least one container retention flap, and the top panel comprises at least one reinforcement portion extending from the respective fold line.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton (90) for packaging one or more articles and a blank (10) for forming the carton (90). A plurality of panels (12, 14, 16, 18) define an interior of the carton (90) and include a first primary panel (16); a second primary panel (14) hinged to the first primary panel (16). A first end panel (16A/26A) is hinged to the first primary panel (16). A second end panel (24A) is hinged to the second primary panel (14). A gusset panel (34A) extends between and is hinged to the first end panel (16A/26A) and the second end panel (24A). An opening A3 defines a gusset edge (50A) provided by the gusset panel (34A) and a closure edge (50B) provided by the first end panel (16A/26A). A cut (52) extends from the opening (A3) into the first end panel (16A/26A).

A top-engaging carrier includes a top panel (18a) and a sloping shoulder panel (16a) hinged to the top panel by a first fold line (21a). The first fold line is interrupted by at least two curved cut lines (40a) such that by folding the shoulder panel about the first fold line, an article-engaging edge is defined by each of the at least two curved cut lines. The shoulder panel includes a stress-reducing second fold line (29a) extending alongside at least a part of the first fold line.